WebServicesinUnderstaffed&Underfunded
Libraries
DigitalAccessLibrarianFloridaInternationalUniversity,MedicalLibrary
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AboutMe
ChallengesforSoloWebServicesLibrarians
Webservicescanmeansomanythings
Website
LinkResolver
EZproxy
Repository
LMS
E-Resources
SocialMedia
Intranet
IT
LibraryComputer
Lab
InstructionalTechnologies
WebTutorials
StaffTraining
Reference
Systems
Librarian
Mobile
WebServices=
Anythingtech‐related?
Web=
Platformforall
Understaffed/Underfundedis
arelativeterm
Dependsonthekindandthescopeofworkexpected
CommonChallenges
• Lackofstaff
• Lackofresources
• Lackoftime
• Expectationsvs.Resources
• Politics
• ScarceR&Dtime
• Needtolearnnewstuffallthetime
VariousIssues
• WorkingwithvariousITgroups
• Innovationundertightcontrol
• Networksecurity
• Serversetup
• Hardwaremanagement
• Webdesign
• Programming
TipsforWebLibrarians
• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia
IdentifyissuesEnvironmentalScan
EnvironmentalScan
• Learnaboutyourenvironment–Whodoeswhat,how,andwhere
• Researchonyourorganization– e.g.Univ.IT,SchoolIT,ComputerLabs,etc.
• Findoutwhatishappeningnow– Univ.websitemakeover,newCMS,etc.
• Potentialcolleaguegroups– IT/Webfolks,Librarians,Labmanagers,etc.
CurrentAwareness
• Participate
• Volunteer
• Network
• Initiate– Tools:Wiki,Ning,Twitter,Wiggio…
UniversityTwitterDirectory
UniversityWebGroup
WorkwithITtheyhavepower
TipsforWebLibrarians
• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia
LibraryontheWebDynamicDynamicDynamic
ISSUE:WebsiteUpdates
slow&heavycontrol
SOLUTION:AutomaticUpdates
Example
• Newsupdatesfromblogpostings
• ResourcelinksfromDelicious
• EmbeddedGoogleCalendarforevents
• GoogleFormforquickprocessing
TipsforWebLibrarians
• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia
Intranet
• Toolsthatareeasyandsimpletouse
• Toolsthathelpeverydaytasks
• Immediatebenefit
• FreeTools:PBWiki,Ning,blog
• Example:– Blog+Emailnotificationfornewpostings
TipsforWebLibrarians
• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia
WebToolsforStaff
• GoogleDocs– Simultaneousediting
• GoogleForm– Quickandeasysolutiontowebforms+simultaneousrecordkeeping
• IntranetToolbar:Conduit
• IM:OfficeCommunicator
• Hands‐ontraining=>Wideadoption
TipsforWebLibrarians
• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia
WebToolsforUsers
• LibX– Libraryresourcesonawebbrowser
• CitationManager– Refworks,Zotero,Endnote,etc.
• Webconferencetools– Dimdim
• Other– Delicious
TipsforWebLibrarians
• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia
SocialMediaContent&Interaction
SocialMedia
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Delicious
• Whatdoyourusersuse?
PlantoDoWhatisPossible• Instructionaltechnologies• ERM• Computerlab• Digitalrepository• …• Prioritize• TrialandError• Iterate
ThankYou!
Questions?Thoughts?